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Population in Armenia compared to South Sudan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,086,700 in 2025 vs 12,188,788 people in South Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 3,064,036 people compared to 12,565,048 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • South Sudan's population is 4.1 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 136th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.22% per year vs +0.78% in South Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 3.06M (2.02% decline), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.6M (57.5% growth).

Armenia vs South Sudan: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia South Sudan
2100 1,768,991 24,078,379
2099 1,781,582 24,072,957
2098 1,794,224 24,054,947
2097 1,806,871 24,056,753
2096 1,819,484 24,045,972
2095 1,832,190 24,037,837
2094 1,845,178 24,039,267
2093 1,858,301 24,030,512
2092 1,871,498 24,010,555
2091 1,885,024 23,991,816
2090 1,898,786 23,970,012
2089 1,912,784 23,929,017
2088 1,927,138 23,883,712
2087 1,941,940 23,848,809
2086 1,957,359 23,794,890
2085 1,972,976 23,750,772
2084 1,988,981 23,678,728
2083 2,005,298 23,609,290
2082 2,022,296 23,532,790
2081 2,039,641 23,458,146
2080 2,057,242 23,383,482
2079 2,075,083 23,286,011
2078 2,093,363 23,188,860
2077 2,111,758 23,078,416
2076 2,130,190 22,979,198
2075 2,149,220 22,860,496
2074 2,168,491 22,718,148
2073 2,188,017 22,575,682
2072 2,207,467 22,431,004
2071 2,226,772 22,280,140
2070 2,246,052 22,143,813
2069 2,265,322 21,995,874
2068 2,284,681 21,822,076
2067 2,303,771 21,654,546
2066 2,322,723 21,489,275
2065 2,341,577 21,309,913
2064 2,360,105 21,134,522
2063 2,378,458 20,957,705
2062 2,396,260 20,777,701
2061 2,414,339 20,601,672
2060 2,432,279 20,423,629
2059 2,450,247 20,227,862
2058 2,467,707 20,041,880
2057 2,485,628 19,846,671
2056 2,503,122 19,652,407
2055 2,520,339 19,457,411
2054 2,538,112 19,250,667
2053 2,554,847 19,053,773
2052 2,572,750 18,833,795
2051 2,590,464 18,626,605
2050 2,607,864 18,427,690
2049 2,625,407 18,224,430
2048 2,642,974 18,014,650
2047 2,660,540 17,799,982
2046 2,678,006 17,572,953
2045 2,695,348 17,348,901
2044 2,712,601 17,115,914
2043 2,730,509 16,882,303
2042 2,748,877 16,639,465
2041 2,767,167 16,390,966
2040 2,785,984 16,137,104
2039 2,805,288 15,884,330
2038 2,823,794 15,622,514
2037 2,842,699 15,358,539
2036 2,861,789 15,085,936
2035 2,881,366 14,810,066
2034 2,900,627 14,538,365
2033 2,920,252 14,273,128
2032 2,939,698 14,002,178
2031 2,959,929 13,725,779
2030 2,980,238 13,460,850
2029 3,001,015 13,201,804
2028 3,021,496 12,942,501
2027 3,042,013 12,688,278
2026 3,064,036 12,434,895
2025 3,086,700 12,188,788
2024 3,033,500 11,943,408
2023 2,964,300 11,483,374
2022 2,969,200 11,021,177
2021 2,962,300 10,865,780
2020 2,961,500 10,698,467
2019 2,962,500 10,423,384
2018 2,969,000 10,122,977
2017 2,979,400 10,259,154
2016 2,992,300 10,830,102
2015 3,004,600 11,107,561
2014 3,013,800 11,235,073
2013 3,022,000 11,166,275
2012 3,024,100 10,756,240
2011 3,027,900 10,288,109
2010 3,044,800 9,745,953
2009 3,066,000 9,243,556
2008 3,087,100 8,817,647
2007 3,107,400 8,388,788
2006 3,127,100 7,976,526
2005 3,146,400 7,590,143
2004 3,164,900 7,233,041
2003 3,182,500 6,903,127
2002 3,199,800 6,596,806
2001 3,211,800 6,308,391
2000 3,221,100 6,032,267
1999 3,167,286 5,771,628
1998 3,208,401 5,620,068
1997 3,246,289 5,509,136
1996 3,278,735 5,356,925
1995 3,307,581 5,225,836
1994 3,364,610 5,071,184
1993 3,453,332 4,956,002
1992 3,571,861 4,909,749
1991 3,613,977 4,836,677
1990 3,552,128 4,737,633
1989 3,443,100 4,713,229
1988 3,355,125 4,848,029
1987 3,328,520 4,962,395
1986 3,294,847 4,921,240
1985 3,260,432 4,834,296
1984 3,224,547 4,750,627
1983 3,191,539 4,661,574
1982 3,163,144 4,557,686
1981 3,135,349 4,447,272
1980 3,107,415 4,339,030
1979 3,078,501 4,232,605
1978 3,012,807 4,127,657
1977 2,912,827 4,024,032
1976 2,818,165 3,921,910
1975 2,743,660 3,821,494
1974 2,686,445 3,723,259
1973 2,630,860 3,627,383
1972 2,577,079 3,542,497
1971 2,525,345 3,468,646
1970 2,475,633 3,409,614
1969 2,424,030 3,365,533
1968 2,367,319 3,321,528
1967 2,307,492 3,277,648
1966 2,246,159 3,236,423
1965 2,183,635 3,189,835
1964 2,120,135 3,129,918
1963 2,056,023 3,072,669
1962 1,991,689 3,024,308
1961 1,927,484 2,976,724
1960 1,863,705 2,931,559

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/south-sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia gained 71,736 people (a 2.4% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,734,946 people (a 16% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 136th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Armenia's population will shrink by 14.9% to 2,607,864 people with a rank change from 136th to 142nd. The population of South Sudan will increase by 46.7% to 18,427,690 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.

South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 24.1M people, while Armenia's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.61M people and is projected to decrease to 1.77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Armenia
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia South Sudan
2100 -0.71% 0.02%
2099 -0.7% 0.07%
2098 -0.7% -0.008%
2097 -0.69% 0.04%
2096 -0.69% 0.03%
2095 -0.7% -0.006%
2094 -0.71% 0.04%
2093 -0.71% 0.08%
2092 -0.72% 0.08%
2091 -0.72% 0.09%
2090 -0.73% 0.17%
2089 -0.74% 0.19%
2088 -0.76% 0.15%
2087 -0.79% 0.23%
2086 -0.79% 0.19%
2085 -0.8% 0.3%
2084 -0.81% 0.29%
2083 -0.84% 0.33%
2082 -0.85% 0.32%
2081 -0.86% 0.32%
2080 -0.86% 0.42%
2079 -0.87% 0.42%
2078 -0.87% 0.48%
2077 -0.87% 0.43%
2076 -0.89% 0.52%
2075 -0.89% 0.63%
2074 -0.89% 0.63%
2073 -0.88% 0.64%
2072 -0.87% 0.68%
2071 -0.86% 0.62%
2070 -0.85% 0.67%
2069 -0.85% 0.8%
2068 -0.83% 0.77%
2067 -0.82% 0.77%
2066 -0.81% 0.84%
2065 -0.79% 0.83%
2064 -0.77% 0.84%
2063 -0.74% 0.87%
2062 -0.75% 0.85%
2061 -0.74% 0.87%
2060 -0.73% 0.97%
2059 -0.71% 0.93%
2058 -0.72% 0.98%
2057 -0.7% 0.99%
2056 -0.68% 1%
2055 -0.7% 1.07%
2054 -0.66% 1.03%
2053 -0.7% 1.17%
2052 -0.68% 1.11%
2051 -0.67% 1.08%
2050 -0.67% 1.12%
2049 -0.66% 1.16%
2048 -0.66% 1.21%
2047 -0.65% 1.29%
2046 -0.64% 1.29%
2045 -0.64% 1.36%
2044 -0.66% 1.38%
2043 -0.67% 1.46%
2042 -0.66% 1.52%
2041 -0.68% 1.57%
2040 -0.69% 1.59%
2039 -0.66% 1.68%
2038 -0.67% 1.72%
2037 -0.67% 1.81%
2036 -0.68% 1.86%
2035 -0.66% 1.87%
2034 -0.67% 1.86%
2033 -0.66% 1.94%
2032 -0.68% 2.01%
2031 -0.68% 1.97%
2030 -0.69% 1.96%
2029 -0.68% 2%
2028 -0.67% 2%
2027 -0.72% 2.04%
2026 -0.73% 2.02%
2025 1.75% 2.05%
2024 2.33% 4.01%
2023 -0.17% 4.19%
2022 0.23% 1.43%
2021 0.03% 1.56%
2020 -0.03% 2.64%
2019 -0.22% 2.97%
2018 -0.35% -1.33%
2017 -0.43% -5.27%
2016 -0.41% -2.5%
2015 -0.31% -1.13%
2014 -0.27% 0.62%
2013 -0.07% 3.81%
2012 -0.13% 4.55%
2011 -0.56% 5.56%
2010 -0.69% 5.44%
2009 -0.68% 4.83%
2008 -0.65% 5.11%
2007 -0.63% 5.17%
2006 -0.61% 5.09%
2005 -0.58% 4.94%
2004 -0.55% 4.78%
2003 -0.54% 4.64%
2002 -0.37% 4.57%
2001 -0.29% 4.58%
2000 1.7% 4.52%
1999 -1.28% 2.7%
1998 -1.17% 2.01%
1997 -0.99% 2.84%
1996 -0.87% 2.51%
1995 -1.69% 3.05%
1994 -2.57% 2.32%
1993 -3.32% 0.94%
1992 -1.17% 1.51%
1991 1.74% 2.09%
1990 3.17% 0.52%
1989 2.62% -2.78%
1988 0.8% -2.3%
1987 1.02% 0.84%
1986 1.06% 1.8%
1985 1.11% 1.76%
1984 1.03% 1.91%
1983 0.9% 2.28%
1982 0.89% 2.48%
1981 0.9% 2.49%
1980 0.94% 2.51%
1979 2.18% 2.54%
1978 3.43% 2.58%
1977 3.36% 2.6%
1976 2.72% 2.63%
1975 2.13% 2.64%
1974 2.11% 2.64%
1973 2.09% 2.4%
1972 2.05% 2.13%
1971 2.01% 1.73%
1970 2.13% 1.31%
1969 2.4% 1.32%
1968 2.59% 1.34%
1967 2.73% 1.27%
1966 2.86% 1.46%
1965 3% 1.91%
1964 3.12% 1.86%
1963 3.23% 1.6%
1962 3.33% 1.6%
1961 3.42% 1.54%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/south-sudan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Armenia grew by 1.75%, while South Sudan's population grew by 2.05%.

Live population counters

Armenia South Sudan
Current population
3064036
12565048
Population rank 136/197 80/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.15%
One net population change
9.91 minutes
2.15 minutes
One birth every
15.6 minutes
1.51 minutes
One death every
20.6 minutes
4.48 minutes
Daily growth/decline +146 +672
Annual growth/decline +53,200 +245,380
Annual growth/decline rate +1.75% +2.05%
Population growth rate rank 60/197 48/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -29,013 +6,145
Net migration rank 162/196 50/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 914,001
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 62/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 7.7%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 77/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
South Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia South Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 6,145
2024 8,190 -29,966 231,714 15,374
2023 12,153 75,000 217,966 455,000
2022 9,799 38,001 211,166 40,259
2021 2,370 -19,457 213,567 -154,359
2020 296 -13,046 212,332 62,935
2019 10,072 -14,330 209,708 65,198
2018 10,688 -13,129 168,497 157,408
2017 10,428 -14,180 72,193 -670,477
2016 12,269 -14,697 110,553 -654,225
2015 13,821 -15,225 148,542 -159,822
2014 15,371 -15,745 227,611 -471,523
2013 14,505 -16,265 315,983 65,337
2012 14,818 -16,782 312,974 125,771
2011 15,442 -17,296 303,181 194,325
2010 16,746 -30,009 287,409 299,402
2009 16,863 -30,357 278,859 139,129
2008 13,583 -29,732 268,268 165,557
2007 13,362 -29,980 256,546 167,350
2006 10,320 -29,921 246,706 153,926
2005 11,013 -29,921 239,272 132,869
2004 11,710 -30,103 231,877 110,182
2003 9,866 -29,616 225,822 91,951
2002 6,719 -27,792 212,014 82,847
2001 8,030 -51,303 204,108 77,856
2000 9,985 -52,780 196,055 74,227
1999 10,452 -51,871 180,721 70,271
1998 14,357 -55,171 -12,157 64,285
1997 16,685 -51,640 121,454 48,280
1996 21,092 -51,023 116,728 17,953
1995 22,452 -50,223 110,417 17,077
1994 26,271 -112,569 165,407 16,407
1993 35,818 -126,963 32,779 15,772
1992 50,346 -196,270 28,874 15,077
1991 56,269 5,422 87,873 14,327
1990 59,893 2,122 82,900 12,988
1989 57,520 98,517 83,735 -130,821
1988 33,232 -13,325 -125,447 -97,065
1987 60,176 -26,879 5,756 -11,976
1986 61,771 -27,727 99,502 -10,973
1985 62,499 -27,710 95,342 -9,986
1984 62,124 -25,143 90,970 -8,984
1983 61,028 -31,993 104,107 -7,986
1982 58,617 -30,862 118,641 -6,983
1981 56,323 -28,487 115,163 -5,994
1980 54,128 -26,099 112,307 -4,997
1979 52,452 -22,659 109,540 -3,997
1978 48,326 53,277 107,352 -2,998
1977 45,320 53,042 104,886 -1,997
1976 41,948 49,014 102,346 -995
1975 40,217 17,829 99,882 -395
1974 38,392 17,995 97,181 -192
1973 37,355 17,425 94,765 0
1972 36,943 15,836 74,803 193
1971 36,590 14,094 72,308 394
1970 36,045 12,700 44,776 587
1969 37,333 17,128 42,015 786
1968 38,118 20,855 44,213 995
1967 38,674 22,014 41,357 1,194
1966 39,842 22,131 38,523 1,386
1965 42,271 20,809 51,682 1,591
1964 44,886 19,028 64,786 1,785
1963 48,058 16,252 46,333 1,591
1962 50,461 13,898 47,406 1,386
1961 51,957 12,102 45,186 1,194
1960 51,675 11,827 42,945 995

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/armenia/south-sudan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 81.1% of the population change in Armenia is from natural causes (a gain of 90,086 people) and 18.9% is from migration (a loss of 21,029 people). In South Sudan 68.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,796,238 people) and 31.9% is from migration (a loss of 842,709 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 914,001 people or 7.7% in South Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Armenia
City Population
Yerevan 1.11M
Gyumri 122K
Vanadzor 90.5K
Abovyan 44.4K
Armavir 38.6K
Kapan 32.8K
Ashtarak 21.6K
Masis 21.4K
Goris 17.1K
Spitak 12.9K
South Sudan
City Population
Juba 500K
Wau 321K
Bor 315K
Malakal 147K
Yambio 130K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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